With the release of the Microsoft .NET platform comes a new version of Visual Basic
dramatically unlike its predecessors. So extensive are the changes, in fact, that
some VB programmers argue that Visual Basic .NET is an entirely new programming
language. In the updated second edition of this popular book, you will find complete
documentation for the Visual Basic .NET language.

Beginning with a brief overview of the language, VB.NET Language in a
Nutshell covers basic programming concepts, and introduces the .NET Framework
Class Library and programming with attributes. The bulk of the book consists of an
alphabetical reference to Visual Basic .NET statements, procedures, functions, and
objects. Each entry has a standardized listing containing the following
information:

Its syntax, using standard coding conventions

Differences in the operation of the keyword in Visual Basic .NET
and in VB 6.0

A list of arguments accepted by the function or procedure

A description of the data type returned by a function

The finer points of a language element?s usage that are often
omitted from or blurred over by other sources

Tips and warnings that include undocumented behaviors and practical
applications for particular language elements

An invaluable section for diagnosing or avoiding potential
programming problems

A cross-reference to related keywords

On the CD-ROM (included with print edition of the book) is a plug-in that adds a
copy of the book's language reference to the dynamic help within Visual Studio .NET.
The plug-in requires any edition of Visual Basic .NET or Visual Studio .NET.

No matter how much experience you have programming with VB, you want this book
close by, both as a standard reference guide and as a tool for troubleshooting and
identifying programming problems.